King of the Ammonites, who was the leading spirit in the murder of Gedaliah (Jer. 14). While the first element in the name is clearly "Baal," the second is puzzling; and no satisfactory explanation has as yet been suggested.
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King of the Ammonites, who was the leading spirit in the murder of Gedaliah (Jer. 14). While the first element in the name is clearly "Baal," the second is puzzling; and no satisfactory explanation has as yet been suggested.
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